Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialJennifer Mariska
#1169 · 1:43:40 · F41 · Group P · DR
Wave start 8:42 AM (P-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialEdward R Owens
#2 · 48:29 · M32 · Group Z · INV
Wave start 8:24 AM (Z-INV)
Interpretation
Jennifer (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM; Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM. That gave Edward a 18 minutes head start on Jennifer because the Runner wave starts 27 minutes after the Invitational wave. On foot, Jennifer ran 1:43:40 and Edward ran 48:29 — Edward was 55:11 faster than Jennifer. Jennifer took official place 1169th (time-based 1150th) and Edward took official place 2nd (time-based 1st). Edward was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Edward gained 21:22 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Edward R Owens (Z-INV) started 18 min earlier than Jennifer (P-DR).
The Runner wave starts 27 min after the Invitational wave.
- Overall place Δ
- +1167
- Actual time Δ
- +55:11
- Section gap Δ
- 27 min (Edward earlier)
- Wave start Δ
- 18 min (Edward earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +1:13:11
- Section place Δ
- —
Δ = Jennifer − Edward. Negative means Jennifer is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Edward (Z-INV) started at 8:24 AM.
- Jennifer (P-DR) started at 8:42 AM, 18:00 later — the Invitational wave starts 27 min before the Runner wave.
- Actual running time: Edward was 55:11 faster on foot than Jennifer.
- Finish clock: Edward crossed the line 1:13:11 ahead of Jennifer — Edward wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +55:11 · finish clock +1:13:11.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Jennifer | Edward | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 10:31 | 5:48 | +4:43 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 7:34 | 4:17 | +3:17 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 9:00 | 4:16 | +4:44 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 39:14 | 17:52 | +21:22 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 25:11 | 9:40 | +15:31 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:41 | 5:03 | +4:38 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:29 | 1:33 | +0:56 |
Δ negative = Jennifer ran the segment faster.